I picked this one out because of Before You Go. I really liked James Preller's style and that story so I thought, 'read all the James Preller books!'
This one though didn't hit me as hard.
It is about a very tough and prevalent subject matter. Bullying.
But I didn't like the main characters reasoning and decision making.
Preller did do something that I love.
And that is tying landmarks and places between stories.
In Before You Go Jude works at Jones Beach Concessions and there are a whole bunch of locations, West End Two and Pier Six.
Preller talks about the company and those locations in Bystander
Short synopsis
Eric Hayes is starting a new life with his mom on Long Island.
He's starting a new middle school right smack in the middle.
Being the new seventh grader is hard. The groups and cliques have already formed.
But Griffin Connelly seems to want to be Eric's friend.
Eric quickly realizes Griffin and his friends are bullies.
After a school assembly about bullying, Eric also realizes that he while he isn't a bully, being friends with Griffin and Co. means he is a bystander.
Eric isn't sure how he feels about this, but finds out the hard way, that bullies retaliate.
I honestly didn't like this book, and it's taken me weeks to finish this post.
I can't pinpoint the reason anymore than just Eric's judgement and decision making.
I dreaded the ending, and while it turned out alright, I didn't feel the lesson was strong enough for a YA novel.
Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
James Preller - author website
Read on.
Jessica.
He's starting a new middle school right smack in the middle.
Being the new seventh grader is hard. The groups and cliques have already formed.
But Griffin Connelly seems to want to be Eric's friend.
Eric quickly realizes Griffin and his friends are bullies.
After a school assembly about bullying, Eric also realizes that he while he isn't a bully, being friends with Griffin and Co. means he is a bystander.
Eric isn't sure how he feels about this, but finds out the hard way, that bullies retaliate.
I honestly didn't like this book, and it's taken me weeks to finish this post.
I can't pinpoint the reason anymore than just Eric's judgement and decision making.
I dreaded the ending, and while it turned out alright, I didn't feel the lesson was strong enough for a YA novel.
Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
James Preller - author website
Read on.
Jessica.
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